Responsibilities
Support the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders in advancing health financing reforms, including planning, budgeting, resource tracking, and expenditure analysis.
Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform resource mobilization, allocation, and efficiency improvement initiatives.
Contribute to the development and implementation of costed strategic and operational plans, health accounts, investment cases, and financing strategies that promote sustainability, equity, and efficiency in health service delivery.
Collaborate with government teams to strengthen systems for evidence-based decision-making, including data management, reporting, and use of information for planning and performance monitoring.
Prepare high-quality presentations, reports, and policy briefs for internal and external dissemination.
Build and maintain strategic relationships with government counterparts, development partners, and other stakeholders to drive coordination, operational improvements, and policy dialogue.
Support capacity building of government counterparts in health financing, financial management, and use of data for decision-making.
Contribute to program work planning, budgeting, monitoring, and reporting for both internal and external audiences.
Provide technical and coordination support to fundraising and resource mobilization efforts, including proposal development.
Oversee activity logistics in collaboration with CHAI's Finance and Operations teams, including preparation of budgets, disbursement of allowances, and ensuring timely liquidation and adherence to CHAI and donor financial policies.
Ensure effective documentation of lessons learned and best practices, and contribute to continuous program improvement.
Perform any other related duties and support day-to-day implementation of activities as assigned.
Qualifications
A degree in health economics, public health, health sciences, public policy, or a health Finance related field.
Minimum of five years of professional experience, preferably in health systems strengthening, health financing, health economics, health workforce, public health, public policy, public sector finance, consulting, or other relevant experience.
Knowledge and experience in health systems and health financing, in low- and middle-income countries.
Experience supporting funding applications for GFATM or other major donors, especially for RSSH, and/or working with their financial management systems.
Outstanding analytical skills and advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Strategically minded and able to think creatively about long-term program goals and objectives, and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals.
Structured thinker with experience analysing and interpreting complex datasets to identify key trends and to translate them into actionable options for decision-makers.
Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills and ability to build strategic relationships with government partners, donors, and other stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to deliver excellence in high-pressure situations, set priorities, and adapt to rapidly changing environments.
Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills without the need for extensive structural or operational support.
Strong writer, facilitator, and oral communicator, able to distil and explain complex concepts to varied audiences, with demonstrated skills in report and proposal writing.
Self-motivated and able to lead workstreams with a high degree of independence and autonomy.
Team player with the desire and capacity to effectively coach others, based on the team's professional development needs and as assigned by the supervisor.